Phrase guide

boiling hot

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see boiling, hot: very hot in a way that involves boiling of water or other liquids.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: scalding hot, piping hot
  • Ouch! Don't sip your tea quite yet — it's still boiling hot!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scalding hot, piping hot

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hot

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adj

Meaning 2

Extremely hot (having a high temperature: of an object, the weather, a living creature).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: scalding hot, piping hot, smoking hot
  • Back then, if you were a regular person living in the Deep South, you were going to be boiling hot all summer long, no two ways about it — nobody but rich people had central air at home back then.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scalding hot, piping hot, smoking hot

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hot

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: tomm-berv — extremely hot
  • Breton: tomm-gor — extremely hot
  • Esperanto: varmega — extremely hot
  • French: bouillant — extremely hot
  • Latin: fervidus — extremely hot
  • Swedish: kokhet — extremely hot
  • Swedish: skållhet — extremely hot